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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 643,420, dated February 13, 1900.

Application filed November 20, 1899.1 Serial No. 737,552. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK TANGE MIYAJI, a citizen of Japan, residing at Hamilton, in the county of Butler and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper Boxes; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in paper boxes. One of its objects is to provide a novel and fancy box for packing and vending candies and other merchandise.

Another object is to provide a polygonalfaced paper box of approximately spherical form having a series of rectangular faces and a series of triangular faces, the said box being adapted to be opened at any one of the rectangular faces.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my improved box when closed; Fig. 2, a similar View with one of the faces partially opened. Fig. 3 is a similar view with one of the faces completely opened. Fig. 4 shows a plan view of one of the blanks from which the box is formed. Fig. 5 is a plan view of a modified form of blank. Fig. 6 is a plan view of a facing-blank. Fig. 7 is a plan view of another modification of the blank. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of one of the blanks with the tongues 1 2 3 4 bent out. Fig. 9 is a perspective view of one of the blanks partially folded. Fig. 10 is a similar View to Fig. 9, showing a further step in the process of folding.

My improved box is nearly spherical in form or outline, its outer surface being composed of a series of rectangular faces A and aseries of triangular faces B, symmetrically arranged with relation to each other. The boxes may be formed with six rectangular faces and eight triangular faces, as shown in the drawings, orwith a greater number of faces, if desired.

The box is formed as follows: A series of blanks are prepared, having the center cut so as to form the tongues 1 2 3 4, and the remainder of the blank is folded on the dotted lines, the tongues 1 2 3 4 being bent out at right angles to the face of the blank, as

shown in Fig. 8. One of these blanks is pro vided for each rectangular face of the box. The several blanks are secured together to form the box by pasting or otherwise fastening the respective ears 1 2 3 4 of the several adjacent blanks to each other in such a manner as to form the triangular faces of the box therefrom, which is preferably done upon a form. The remainder of the respective blanks, which are then in the form shown at the top of Fig. 3, are then by a right-handed progression folded as indicated in Figs. 9 and 10, whereby the faces 6 6 of Fig. 4. are folded on each other to form the points or corners 6 of Figs. 2 and 10, the points 7, 8, and 9 being formed in like manner, while the faces are folded on each other to close the central opening, as shown in Fig. 10, after which the points or corners 6 7 8 9 are folded down and interlooked, as indicated in Fig. 1. The several sections may be first folded and the ears 1 2 3 4. of the several sections assembled and pasted together, or the ears may be pasted together first and the sections folded afterward. It will thus be seen that any one of the rectangular faces may be opened as desired.

In forming the box the tongues I serve as the exterior or face on six of the triangular faces of the box, and for the remaining triangular faces the blanks E, Fig. 6, are employed for the facing, and the smaller tongues 2, 3, 01-4 are secured to the under side thereof.

In Fig. 5 I have shown a modification of the blank in which all the tongues 1' 2 3 4. are of equal size, and a blank E is used in each case to face and join the tongues together. I

This blank is also creased so as to be folded by either a right or left handed progression in folding, as desired.

In Fig. 7 I have shown another form of blank in which part of the paper of the blank has been cut away instead of being folded in to form the rectangular faces. In this form the points 10 11 12 13 correspond to the points 6 7 8 9 of Fig. 2 and are folded in and interlocked in the same manner.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A paper box composed of a series of blanks joined together in substantially the manner described to form a box having a se ries of rectangular faces, and a series of triangular faces symmetrically arranged to form a nearly-spherical box, substantially as specified.

2. A paper box composed of a series of blanks joined together to form a nearly-spherical box having a series of rectangular faces, and a series of triangular faces symmetrically arranged with relation to each other, substantially as specified.

3. A paper box composed of a series of blanks joined together to form a nearly-spherical box having a series of rectangular faces and a series of triangular faces symmetrically arranged with relation to each other, the said box being adapted to be opened at any one of the rectangular faces, substantially as specified.

4. A blank for paper boxes having its center cut and adapted to be folded over so as to form a series of tongues in the center of the blank adapted to be attached to similar tongues on adjacent blanks to form the skeleton of a many-sided box, and with corners or flaps on said blank adapted to be bent over and interlocked to close the opening left by forming the tongues, substantially as specified.

5. A paper box having its opening formed through the center of one of the blanks by cutting attachment-tongues therefrom, and subsequently folding in the corners and sides of the blank substantially as shown and described to close the opening formed by bending out the attachment-tongues, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK TANGE MIYAJI.

Witnesses:

II. MAsHURIA, G. W. MILES. 

